ELLKAY started out providing connectivity solutions to laboratories and within a few years, grew to also provide data management solutions to ambulatory organizations. ELLKAY is now a trusted data management partner in five healthcare segments. ELLKAY’s solutions continue to serve laboratories and ambulatory practices and have expanded to empower hospitals and health systems, healthcare IT vendors, ambulatory practices, health plans, and other healthcare organizations with cutting-edge technologies and solutions that drive their growth and interoperability strategies.

Today, ELLKAY remains true to our core values, building strong partner relationships and offering unparalleled service and support while providing innovative, scalable solutions to the challenges our customers face in today’s data-rich world.

ELLKAY's experience, customer-focused approach, and reputation for innovation, speed, and accuracy differentiate ELLKAY as a premier partner for your interoperability needs and data management strategy.

Job Description:

This is a rare, high-impact role designed for a seasoned healthcare IT executive who thrives at the intersection of strategy, partnership, and technical depth

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Epic Relationship Ownership

• Serve as ELLKAY's senior-most point of contact for the Epic partnership, building and sustaining trusted relationships with Epic's senior leadership, partnership teams, and client-facing organizations.
• Represent ELLKAY at Epic-hosted events, conferences, and strategic meetings, including Epic's annual XGM and other partner forums.
• Proactively identify opportunities to expand the scope, depth, and mutual value of the ELLKAY–Epic relationship.

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Develop and execute a multi-year partnership strategy aligned with ELLKAY's growth objectives and Epic's evolving ecosystem priorities.
• Translate high-level partnership goals into concrete, measurable initiatives with clear ownership and timelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with ELLKAY's product, engineering, sales, and implementation teams to align partnership priorities with internal capabilities.

Executive Engagement & Communication

• Lead executive-level conversations with Epic leadership and Epic client organizations, representing ELLKAY's capabilities and vision with credibility and precision.
• Prepare and deliver compelling presentations, business cases, and briefings for internal and external senior audiences.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to ELLKAY's executive team on all matters related to the Epic relationship and Epic market dynamics.

Technical & Market Fluency

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of ELLKAY's technical capabilities, integration methodologies, and data workflows as they relate to Epic environments.
• Understand Epic's platform architecture, APIs, and interoperability frameworks well enough to engage in substantive technical conversations with Epic's implementation and product teams.
• Monitor trends in the Epic ecosystem — including new modules, client priorities, and competitive dynamics — and translate insights into actionable partnership strategy.

Qualifications:

Required

• 10+ years of progressive experience in healthcare IT, with demonstrated success in strategic roles.
• 4+ years of direct, hands-on experience working with Epic — either as an Epic customer, implementation partner, or vendor partner. Candidates without meaningful Epic experience will not be considered.
• Proven track record of building and managing executive-level relationships with large, complex healthcare organizations or technology companies.
• Deep understanding of healthcare data interoperability, EHR ecosystems, and health IT market dynamics.
• Exceptional executive presence — articulate, polished, and credible in front of C-suite audiences.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple strategic workstreams simultaneously.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, evolving environments with a high degree of self-direction.
• Willingness to travel to Epic's campus in Madison, WI and other locations as required.

Preferred

• Direct experience at Epic or at an organization deeply embedded in the Epic partner ecosystem.
• Familiarity with ELLKAY's product suite or comparable data management and interoperability platforms.
• Experience working at or partnering with HIEs, health systems, large physician groups, or payer organizations using Epic.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MHA, or clinical credential) a plus.

Benefits:

ELLKAY offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that starts day one!

Including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Employer-paid Life and LTD
• 401k w/ matching – once eligibility is met
• Work/life balance
• Paid Volunteer Program
• Flexible working hours
• Generous FTO
• Remote work options
• Employee Discounts
• Parental Leave
• Gym membership / Exercise class stipends

Our awesome culture includes:

• Working with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do
• Professional growth within
• Innovation environment
• On site in HQ Free daily lunches

Awards:

• 2025 Top Workplaces Employee Appreciation
• 2025 Top Workplaces Employee Well-Being
• 2025 Top Workplaces Professional Development
• 2025 Top Workplaces Leadership
• 2026 USA Today Top Workplaces
• 2026 NJ Top Workplaces

Additional information

At ELLKAY, we are committed to operating as a hybrid workplace, offering employees flexibility in how they structure their time between in-office and remote work. We recognize the significance of fostering connections, collaboration, and creativity within our office culture and its positive impact on our business. Our philosophy of operating as a hybrid workplace underscores our dedication to enabling employees to tailor work-life balance to their individual preferences. For those who do not live within 40 miles of one of our offices, we are open to considering remote work for candidates whose skills and experience strongly align with the role. While we prioritize a hybrid work environment for most roles, we understand the importance of flexibility and are open to remote work for specific positions and specialized skill sets.

For more information on our company, visit www.ELLKAY.com.

ELLKAY LLC is a Smoke-Free Workplace.

ELLKAY, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.